A pack of occupiers had taken over the Capitol Rotunda building, and the California Highway Patrol, providing security, called in Newsom to negotiate.

The lieutenant governor position is often one of inactivity, so Newsom was happy to oblige, the newspaper reported. He tried, and received a chorus of boos and a "get lost, you 1-percenter," from the occupiers, the newspaper reported.

But soon, Newsom realized what was afoot: the bathrooms had been closed and locked by the CHP, and the occupiers needed to pee.

So the bathrooms were opened. Further negotiations were "fruitless," the newspaper reported, so Newsom exited the scene as the protesters relieved themselves. Everyone won -- for now.